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Brannon qualified for the state meet thanks to a string of low scoring rounds, most recently at the Regional event in Aspen earlier this week. Brannon finished in second place in the Western 3A Conference, and hopes to make Telluride proud by finishing on the leader board in Elizabeth next week.
The rest of Team THS also did well at the Regional tourney, with senior Walker Hollrah shooting his best nine-hole score of the year, an impressive 44. He was just one stroke away from joining teammate Brannon at the State meet, having landed in a three-man playoff for the alternate spot. A Cedaredge player drained an unlikely 15-foot-putt to claim the State tournament berth.
Freshman Mason "Flops" (he plays in his flip flops) Demist finished his season "striking the ball better than ever," said THS golf coach Jonathan Young, and holed out a 30-yard chip for a birdie on his second-to-last hole. Meanwhile, junior Will Dupont had his best day on the course all year with two pars and a bogey in his round.
"We finished sixth out of 10 teams, and I think that is pretty good all things considered," Young said, explaining that the majority of golfers Telluride competes against get much more time on the golf course. Telluride's short season and course restrictions make it tough for the high school golf team to get in their groove by the time Regionals rolls around. Micah Rudosky of Cortez's Conquistador Golf Course generously donated free tee times for the Telluride team, allowing them more practice time than would be possible at their home course alone. "Most of the kids we play against play between nine to 12 months a year and have access to walk nine or 18 holes whenever they practice," Young said.
He also gave props to Tim Huett of Taylor Made Golf for donating a set of golf clubs for the THS Golf Team raffle, which helped fund the team's recent trips to Steamboat and Aspen and Brannon's upcoming trip to the State tournament.
And in other end-of-season THS golf news, junior Max Breman had earned a spot on the traveling team but opted to work on his AP school work and gave his position to Dupont. "I expect him to have a great senior year," Young said.
Junior Jerry Mark continued steady improvement and was beaten by Dupont by only one stroke to make it onto Telluride's traveling team. Newcomers Justin Tschinkel (junior) and Zac Kula (sophomore) showed continuous and steady improvement over the year, Young said. "We expect to have them in some tournaments in the next few years," he added.
Freshman Riggs Franklin "can hit the ball well but has a hard time getting enough practice," Young said, because he also plays soccer.
In regional high school golf news, the Montrose team won the team title for 4A and their coach, Angelo DeJulio, won the 4A coach of the year.


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Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 32, Box 3, Folder 16, Mansfield Library, University of Montana.
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TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full) July 22, 1984
To My Japanese Friends; US Ambassador to Japan M. MANSFIELD (Part 7)
Pacific Age, Near at Hand; Japan-US Axis Is the Key
Both Democratic Nations
I am very satisfied with the relationship between Japan and the US, as a
whole. I have been saying this a number of times, in the past, and I intend
to repeat it in the future, too, but there is no more important bilateral
relationship than that between Japan and the US in the world. There is no
room to doubt this. I am saying this, standing on the basis of the fact that,
over the past 35 years, or rather, close to 40 years, the two countries have
built up this relationship, understanding each other well and warmly.
Japan and the US have become mutually inter-dependent, and if they join
forces together, they will be able to achieve great work not only for the two
nations alone, but also for international society. Reversely, if the two
countries were to act separately, the influence they could have displayed, to
begin with, with be reduced to a corresponding extent. This point is clear.
As to why the Japan-US relationship is important for the world, the first
reason is that these two countries are both democratic nations. Japan is the
one and only real democratic nation in Asia.
Secondly, Japan and the US are linked together with an extremely big
trade pipeline. The trade volume between the two nations exceeded 63 billion
dollars both ways, last year. In 1975, or only just nine years ago, America's
total trade volume with East Asia, both ways, amounted to only a little over
42 billion dollars. If one considers this, it is an amazingly fast growth.
Including the 63-billion-dollar trade with Japan, America's total trade volume
with East Asia as a whole was 133 billion dollars last year.
For three years or four years in succession, America's trade with East
Asia has exceeded its trade with West Europe, which used to be America's
foremost trading partner. This kind of trend will become more conspicuous, in
the future, year by year.
In addition, America has an action pattern of looking toward the west. A
large part of its people came from Europe. My parents were immigrants from
Ireland, and in our MANSFIELD family, I was the first child to be born in
America. From the early days of our independence, America had strong ties
with Europe. However, it also had the tendency to move westward to the
Pacific and to Asia.
To pursue these moves, one finds the fact that the day America's first
President George WASHINGTON was inaugurated, 13 American sailing ships were
lying at anchor in the port of Guangzhou in China. Since then, the moves of
the population on the American continent have constantly been westward.
First, the move was to Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, which were then called
the Northwest. Then they moved through the Midwest to Texas in the southwest,
and to California, crossing the Rockies, and still further to Alaska, which is
today's Northwest, and advanced further to Hawaii and the Philippines.
As Many as 700,000 Japanese-Americans
The movement of the population to the south and to the west is
continuing, even today. At the same time, there is a reverse flow of
population, with people coming to America from the nations in the south and in
the west of the world. There are now as many as 700,000 Americans of Japanese
ancestry, and two of the 100 Senators are Japanese-Americans. Before the
re-election, there were three Senators, including Mr. HAYAKAWA, who did not
seek re-election. There were also three, no, four Japanese-American House of
Representative members, and there was one JapanPoP-American Governor.
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 32, Box 3, Folder 16, Mansfield Library, University of Montana.
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At any rate, there are as many as 700,000 Japanese Americans in the total
population of 240 million in America, This is a wonderful thing. Furthermore,
they are excellent American citizens.
The number of citizens of Chinese and Philippine ancestry is still
bigger, and also as a result of American's unfortunate intervention in
Southeast Asia, the number of persons of Vietnamese ancestry has also
increased. There is also an influx of population from other Asian nations,
and Americans of Asian ancestry have become a new component of the country .
As a result of the movement of the population to the south and to the
west in America, a new pattern came to appear also in America's trade.
America's relationship of interest also develops along this pattern.
America's relations with nations which are situated to the west of America,
will deepen, without doubt, for the next several years, for the next several
decades, or rather for many centuries to come.
50 Percent of the World Population
It is my belief that the 21st century will be the "age of the Pacific."
In the areas on the rim of the Pacific, there are four South American
countries, all the countries of Central America and North America, Australia
and New Zealand. There are also the islands in the Pacific Ocean, and the
various East Asian nations, such as Japan. When the times become better,
China will eventually come to join the group of other East Asian nations.
More than half of the world's population lives in the regions on the rim
of the Pacific. It is rich in natural resources, and it has great
potentiality as promising markets. The peoples and the Governments are also
friendly, as a whole.
As to what development this region will achieve from now to the future,
this will depend on how powerful the relationship between Japan and the US is,
and how durable and continuous this relationship will be.
This is because the relationship between Japan and the US actually exists
in this region for this region, and it is also because I think that the future
of our two countries will also depend on this region.
(To be continued)
NIHON KEIZAI (Page 2) (Full) July 21, 1984
MIYAZAWA Criticizes NAKASONE Cabinet's Plan for Re-construction of Finances
Kiichi MIYAZAWA (SUZUKI Faction Acting Chairman) of the LDP participated
in a panel discussion of the LDP Karuizawa Seminar on the afternoon of the
20th, and MIYAZAWA, in regard to how to promote the re-construction of
finances, stated as follows: "The Government has not yet shown any view
concerning how it will be able to break away from its constitution of
depf!nding on deficit-covering Government bonds in fiscal 1985. The Finance
Ministry's Medium-Term Financial View just shows the case that if things
become this way, things will become that way. It is questionable to say 'How
to work out methods, will be entrusted to the people' ." With this, MIYAZAWA
criticized the NAKASONE Cabinet's plan for re-construction of finances .
Further, MIYAZAWA stated, "I called for a better way of operating finances,
and in this way, I posed a problem." Thus, MIYAZAWA introduced his
Assets-Doubling Theory, and emphasized as follows: "I expect that there will
be a 9%-level increase in tax r evenues from now on. In t ha t case, it will be
possible to stop issuing deficit-covering Government bonds i n fiscal 1990,"
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 32, Box 3, Folder 16, Mansfield Library, University of Montana.
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full) July 23, 1984
To My Japanese Friends; US Ambassador to Japan M. MANSFIELD (Part 8)
No One to Blame But One's Own Self; US Must Also Make Efforts
Mutual Respect Increases
Behind the economic friction between Japan and the US, there are their
respectively different circumstances. America is a country extremely rich in
diversity, while Japan is a country whose characteristic feature is its
uniformity. These characteristics become an important factor which sways our
ways of thinking and modes of action. At any rate, however, when the world
becomes smaller, a~d when the means of communications develop, the posture of
mutual understanding and the posture for respecting each other's position will
become stronger, without fail.
There are various barriers to trade between Japan and the US . They are
what are called non-tariff barriers . However, they are gradually being
removed and improved. I think that the liberalization of the Japanese market
has made greater progress than is thought by a large majority of the American
people. As regards this problem, I think that the Japanese Government has
firm determination and that it is also making efforts .
However, the problem cannot be settled by one country alone to change .
The attitude for both countries to do what they must do is important for the
removing of trade barriers,
Japan has been piling up efforts, such as the improvement of the
standards for commodities and the export certificate system, the
liberalization of the capital market, the internationalization of the yen, and
various agreements concerning tariffs on commodities, and the situation is
proceeding in a favorable direction.
In the same way, there should also be things which we, on the US side,
should also do, as long as we are seeking Japan's opening of its market. As a
country which most enjoys the benefits of the international trade system,
there must also be things which Japan should do, even in order to protect its
own interests, Countries other than Japan must also admit that they also all
have their respective internal problems which they should resolve.
To list some examples, they include the raising of productivity, the
improvement of quality, competition in the price field, the strengthening of
after-service, etc . We cannot ask Japan to do them for us . They are what
only we ourselves can do .
America can blame no one but its own self for the illness from ••hich it
fs suffering, so to speak . We alone can cure ourselves of it. Therefore, it
will be of no help to point to Japan and to call for "the liberalization of
the market" and "the complete sweeping away of the trade imbalance." There is
no way that this can help.
If Japan decides to liberalize its market 100 percent, it can do so ,
However, even then, Japan ' s surplus trade balance will probably remain.
Therefore, we must not expect to cure our own illness by using Japan as a
s capegoat.
I will repeat, most of the causes for our illness lie in our own self and
it is only our own self which can remove most of these causes . Even though
Japan can help us by opening its market, that alone will not dissolve
America's trade deficits,
Should Adopt Japan's Methods
Through Japan's efforts, Japan-US economic relations have taken a big
step forward in the right direction. Even so, however, there still remain
things which must be done. As for ourselves, we must look at the mote in our
own eye squarely, and we must do what only we ourselves can do for the
inter nal improvement of America itself . This is important .
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 32, Box 3, Folder 16, Mansfield Library, University of Montana.
Recently, there are increasing American enterprises which
Japanese-s tyle methods for personnel management and production control.
is a welcome matter, They should have done so earlier .
Of course, they are not necessarily methods unique to Japan alone . It is
that they are now reviving the methods which America had also adopted in the
past ,
The American people are the most productive people in the world, even
today. In recent years, this productivity did not show such great growth as
such countries as Japan and West Germany . However, they are now making
efforts to r egain their original power , learning from the lesson of the
decline of business. As a matter of fact, productivity is starting to rise.
The American people are showing greater interest in quality control.
This was stimulated by the fine quality of the products which Japan exports to
America, America is now trying to re-evaluate the role of quality control,
which it had abandoned, despite the fact that it had urged Japan to adopt it
in the past,
Heading in Direction of a Strong Country, Once Again
If America were to re-consolidate the various conditions of the days when
America grew into a great country in the past, America can once again become a
strong country . It is for this reason that America is making efforts , The
pace is not so fast, but what is clear is that now is the time when we must do
what we must do . Let me repeat that, rather than to criticize Japan or other
countries, we must act, standing on the awareness that many of the causes of
the difficulties of the American economy lie in America itself.
In Japan, the workers and the management, and the enterprises and the
Government co-operate with each other . In America, too, there are now
appearing efforts to re-adjust the confrontation relationship which exists
within America, and to create co-operative relationships among labor and
management and between enterprises and Government, like those which exist in
Japan . There are not a few things which America can learn as to how Japan
created its present environment .
(To be continued)
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Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 32, Box 3, Folder 16, Mansfield Library, University of Montana.
TOKYO SHIMBUN (Page 1) (Full) July 24, 1984
To My Japanese Friends; US Ambassador to Japan M. MANSFIELD (Part 9)
Unexpected Post of Ambassador; Accepted as It Was "Assignment in Japan"
Attracted by East Asia
Attracted by East Asia, I was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
and the Foreign Relations Committee, as Congressman and Senator. However, I
had not fulfilled any spectacular role in the promotion of America's Asian
policy. However, in the meaning that I made efforts to impress on the US
Government and people how important East Asia is, in the world, and how
necessary it is for America to continue to harbor interest in the region and
to be involved with it, I think that it is possible to say that I fulfilled a
continuous role.
Here, I used the expression "to be involved with it." However, I do not
mean . it in a military way. What I mean is that America must continue to
deepen interchange with the various nations of East Asia in the economic and
cultural fields.
I have been told that the Japanese people remember that, when I was still
the Democratic Party Senate Majority Leader, I opposed the escalation of the
Vietnam Ylar and advocated the need for a US-China rapprochement (Note). From
the beginning, my view was that America should not intervene (militarily) in
Southeast Asia. That is because it is not in the best interests of America,
and also because it is not directly linked with America'.s security or welfare.
Basically speaking, America is
along the edge of Asia . It is
a Pacific
nation, whose
not a nation
interests lie
of the Asian
I said in the past that the Vietnam War was the most tragic mistake in
American diplomatic history. What was the Vietnam War, for America? Why did
America intervene in that area? \~hy was it viewed that its intervention was
in the interests of America and for its security? It goes without saying that
it was not in America's na tiona! interests. This ~my of thinking is valid,
even today.
I am repeating myself, but America should not have intervened in
Vietnam. By intervening, what did we gain?
Was it for the purpose of curbing the advance of the People's Republic of
China, which was said to stand behind Vietnam? If so, China has become our
friend today.
What were the costs of the intervention in Vietnam? 360,000 American
officers and men were wounded . 60,000 were killed . In addition, we spent
several hundred billion dollars. For what purpose did we really intervene?
Recognizing of China Is a Matter of Course
As for US-China rapprochement, it was natural for the time to come,
a round that time, for extending some recognition or other to China. Even
before the then President NIXON's visit to China in February, 1972, President
NIXON and I held talks a number of times on the possibility of recognizing
China. The breakfast meeting at the White House, held once every week, was
the place for our talks . At this breakfast meeting, I recall that the main
topic was the problem of recognizing China .
In those days, there was the view in Washington that China stood behind
Vietnam and that as Sino-Soviet relations were still close, America should not
approach China. However, it was President NIXON who broke through that way of
thinking. The Presidents who followed, that is, Presidents FORD, CARTER and
REAGAN, all took the same position .
Mike Mansfield Papers, Series 32, Box 3, Folder 16, Mansfield Library, University of Montana.
In this way, it can be said that US-China relations now stand on a fairly
firm foundation . At times, troublesome problems arise. They are mainly in
intertwinement with Taiwan. Eventually, however, the Chinese of Taiwan and
the Chinese of the main~_and will come to hold talks with each other directly
and find China's own way for settling the problem, without fail.
The Third Time Turned out to Be the "Real Thing"
After my retirement from the political world in January, 1977, when I was
asked by President CARTER, soon after his inauguration, whether I would not
accept the post of Ambassador to Japan, I was really surprised . At first,
when the President offered several Ambassadorial posts to me, I declined,
saying that I was not. interested . · I wanted to -enjoy my retirement. The
President did ~ot owe me anything, and I also did not owe him anything. I was
not interested in the work of an Ambassador.
It was when the President came to see me for the third time that he
offered the post of Ambassador to Japan. I consulted my wife, and in the end,
decided to accept. The post of Ambassador to Japan was the one post which I
thought I might consider accepting, after retirement . Even so, however,
neither my wife nor I even dreamed that this post would be offered to me.
vlhy did I accept the post of Ambassador to Japan? It was because this
post was related to Eas t Asia, and furthermore, it \las in a country which was
most important in East Asia. If I were to say that it was because I had
always been attracted by this region from my young days, and that I had
continued to harbor interest in its future and its relations with America, all
through my life, would it answer your question?
(Note) He delivered a· speech in opposition to the escalation of the
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When I want to cook a Cajun specialty such as jambalaya, I pull out my file of favorite recipes. For many years, I had never tasted jambalaya, but when I did it quickly found its way into the "favorites" file.
Paul Prudhomme, who has long been known as the country's foremost authority on Cajun cooking, has taken this down-to-earth food from the bayou to a place of national prominence.
After attending some classes on Cajun cooking in New Orleans, I learned that in properly-seasoned Cajun food, no one spice is dominant. It should be a perfect blend of seasonings. I like to describe it as "a delight in every bite."
A must of Cajun cooking is the Cajun "trinity," a mixture of chopped onions, celery and bell pepper.
Jambalaya means "a gift of rice." In addition to the Andouille sausage and chicken jambalaya that we had in one of the classes I attended, other choices include seafood (shrimp, oysters, crab or coarse fish) and vegetable. Some of the sausages that can be substituted for the Cajun Andouille are Polish, Kielbasa or Italian, but do not use a fennel-based sausage.
If you are one of those who thinks that a meal is never complete without a little something sweet, pralines would be a good choice.
The following recipes for jambalaya and pralines are printed with the permission of The New Orleans School of Cooking.
1/4 cup oil
1 chicken, cut up or boned
1 1/2 pounds sausage (similar to Kielbasa)
4 cups chopped onions
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped green pepper
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
4 cups long grain rice (do not use short grain)
5 cups chicken stock
2 heaping teaspoons salt
Cayenne pepper to taste
2 cups chopped green onions
Season and brown chicken in oil (lard, bacon drippings, etc.) over medium-high heat. Add sliced sausage and sauté with chicken. Remove both from pot.
Sauté onions, celery, green pepper and garlic to tenderness you desire. Return chicken and sausage to pot.
Add liquid and salt, pepper and other desired seasonings and bring to boil. If using Kitchen Bouquet for brown jambalaya, add 1 to 2 tablespoons. For red jambalaya, add approximately ¼ cup paprika, and you may want to use ½ stock and ½ tomato juice for your liquid.
Add rice and return to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer. After 10 minutes of cooking, remove cover and quickly turn rice from top to bottom completely. Cover and steam for an additional 20 minutes off the heat. (By this time, rice should have absorbed all the liquid and be tender). Add green onions. Serves 12.
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup milk
3/4 stick butter (6 tablespoons)
1 1/2 cups pecans, roasted (optional)
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine all ingredients and bring to soft-ball stage (238 to 240 F), stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir until mixture thickens, becomes creamy and cloudy, and pecans stay suspended in mixture. Spoon out on buttered wax paper, aluminum foil or parchment paper. When using wax paper, be sure to buffer with newspaper underneath, as hot wax will transfer onto whatever is beneath.
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by John Parker Sweeney
The Fifth Circuit en banc dismissed the appeal in Comer v. Murphy Oil USA after vacating its prior panel decision that allowed Katrina victims to sue energy companies for money damages based on alleged greenhouse gas emissions causing the hurricane's strength and resulting damage. The appeal's dismissal reinstates the district court's earlier order dismissing the claims on political question and standing grounds. Click here to view the full order (.pdf), released last Friday. It's the latest twist in this case's wild ride through the Fifth Circuit.
Recall that Mississippi residents sued many energy companies for money claiming the defendants were responsible for greenhouse gas emissions that were in turn somehow responsible for the severity of Hurricane Katrina and its resulting damages. The federal district court dismissed on both political question and standing grounds. On October 16, 2009, a panel the Fifth Circuit reversed, holding that the case did not present a non-justiciable political question and that plaintiffs have standing to pursue state law damages claims for negligence, trespass, and nuisance. 585 F.3d 855 (5th Cir. 2009). The court wrote: "Here, the plaintiffs' complaint alleges that defendants' emissions caused the plaintiffs' property damage, which is redressable through monetary damages; for example, the plaintiffs allege that defendants' willful, unreasonable use of their property to emit greenhouse gasses constituted private nuisance under Mississippi law because it inflicted injury on the plaintiffs' land by causing both land loss due to sea level rise and property damage due to Hurricane Katrina." The panel held that plaintiffs do not have standing to pursue claims for unjust enrichment, fraudulent misrepresentation, and civil conspiracy. The third judge on the panel concurred, but stated that he thought the case should be dismissed for failure to allege facts sufficient to show proximate cause. The panel reversed and remanded the case to the district court.
The appellee defendants applied for rehearing en banc of the panel decision and order. A bare quorum of nine out of the full court's 16 active judges (the remaining seven having recused themselves), voted six to three to grant rehearing en banc, which vacated the panel opinion and order. 598 F.3d 208 (5th Cir. 2010). Subsequently, one of the six judges voting to grant rehearing en banc has recused herself, leaving only eight of the 16 active judges to hear the case. Because a quorum was lacking, the remaining eight judges voted five to three to dismiss the appeal. Because the court's prior grant of rehearing en banc had previously vacated the panel's opinion and order, the court's most recent order dismissing the appeal reinstates the district court's initial decision dismissing the case on political question and standing grounds.
Needless to say, the three dissenting judges had some choice things to say about the five-judge decision that vitiated the prior panel decision remanding the case for further proceedings on the state law damages claims for negligence, trespass, and nuisance. We probably have not heard the last of this.
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Categories: Climate Change | Court of Appeals
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May 19, 2010 02:38
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Check out yesterday's Wall Street Journal for a most troubling think-piece exploring the implications of widespread recusals of federal appellate judges who hold energy stocks from appeals involing inchoate climate change nuisance actions.
Wall Street Journal opinion
The WSJ reports that the Fifth Circuit has had to put off the en banc rehearing it had scheduled for last month on the appeal in the Comer case for lack of a quorum of sitting circuit judges. Recall that the trial court had dismissed this class action against fossil fuel energy companies by Mississippi victims of Hurricane Katrina claiming that emissions attributable to the defendants had caused the severe storm damage. A panel of the Fifth Circuit had affirmed the dismissal on political question grounds with one judge noting that he would affirm the dismissal on causation grounds. That Fifth Circuit panel opinion conflicted with the opinion of the Second Circuit in the AEP case, which allowed an action by several states and environmental groups to proceed against fossil fuel burning power plants in the Northeast by reversing a similar dismissal on political question ground by the trial court. The WSJ now suggests that judges who do not want to see an en banc ruling contrary to AEP, which would confirm a split between circuits and set up a potential certiorari vehicle to SCOTUS are manipulating the recusal process to prevent a quorum for the court's en banc rehearing.
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For a change, there are more similarities than differences between the Presidential candidates on climate change policy. Both candidates embrace the necessity of a coherent international and national response to global warming based upon a variety of approaches to limit greenhouse gas emissions.
A quick review of each candidate's web site on climate change issues reveals proposed programs that are more alike than not. Many of the differences are more stylistic appeals to different audiences than they are real substantive differences.
For instance, John McCain's site is more crisp and business-like in its presentation, avoiding the more emotionally laden language that the Campaign reserves for other issues that resonate more passionately with the Republican base and independent minded voters.
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St. Patrick's Festival has started! 2 quests are activated for 1 week.
Look for a Little Fairy in Comodo, and Ron Maclean in splendide.
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Roasted Spring Root Vegetables with Horseradish-Thyme Butter
Author Notes: Radishes and turnips are mainstays of the spring CSA box. Both take well to roasting and I dress them with this horseradish and thyme butter adapted from the Gourmet Cookbook. I used Vidalia spring onions, turnips, radishes and carrots; but new potatoes and baby beets would be good, too. (We're lucky in Georgia to get spring Vidalia onions, but any mild, sweet onion will work here. - Lucy Mercer
Food52 Review: I will admit I'm a sucker for roasted vegetables, but typically just enhance their sweet goodness with some salt and pepper. This recipe may change that! The horseradish-thyme butter adds another dimension of flavor, with fairly minimal extra effort. The turnips and radishes have a slight bitter edge that is offset nicely by the zingy, buttery sauce. The sauce also balances the pure sweetness of the carrots and onions. My veggies were done at 35 minutes, so be sure to watch for caramelization. Make sure to taste a veggie or two before serving and add more salt, vinegar, or horseradish if desired. - hardlikearmour
Serves 4
Roasted spring root vegetables
- 3 spring Vidalia onions, quartered
- 12 radishes, halved (for small ones) or quartered (for large ones)
- 3 turnips, peeled and diced 1"
- 3 carrots, peeled and diced 1"
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- Preheat oven to 400. Combine vegetables in a large bowl and coat with olive oil, salt and pepper. Stir with spoon or toss with hands to make sure all pieces are evently coated.
- Spread vegetables in a single layer on a foil-lined baking sheet. Place in 400 degree oven for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. Vegetables will have caramell-brown edges when ready. Toss vegetables with Horseradish-Thyme Butter and serve.
Horseradish-thyme butter
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 teaspoons sherry vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- In a small skillet over low heat, melt butter. Add prepared horseradish, thyme, sherry vinegar and salt. Use a whisk to thoroughly combine. Pour butter over warm roasted vegetables and serve.
- This recipe is a Community Pick!
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Radishes or Turnips
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6 months ago kayakgirl
The general consensus was "weird". I actually thought of this as a fall vegetables recipe, as I am harvesting all this from my garden late October. To be fair, I did have to make a few modifications. I did not have sherry vinegar so I used combo of white wine vinegar and white wine, and I also used horseradish sauce (not sure how different this is but it is what I had). I was really excited about a use of radishes in a meal besides salads. But somehow the flavors didn't come together. When trying to discuss dinner no one could come up with a better description that "its not that I dont like it but its weird". I think next time I would just take the roasted vegetables and then coat with a pinch of butter and salt and call it good.
12 months ago chankari
I just made this for dinner tonight and it was delicious! I had some root vegetables leftover from my CSA and was not sure how to use them up (particularly the turnips). I followed the recipe pretty much exactly, substituting the onions for 6 shallots. The horseradish butter makes this dish. I had the vegetables with brown rice and used the butter to dress the vegetables and the rice. Great substantial dinner option.
12 months ago Lucy Mercer
So glad that you liked the recipe!
almost 2 years ago Lucy Mercer
Thanks so much, @fiveandspice, and thanks go out to @hardlikearmour for the kind words and thoughtful testing.
almost 2 years ago
Emily is a trusted source on Scandinavian Cuisine.
I don't know how I missed this before, but I am definitely trying it ASAP. That horseradish thyme butter sounds amazing! Congrats on the CP!


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Roaches – We thought the atmosphere was nice, the service was good, and the food would have rated 4 stars (it seemed a litlle more Laotian than Thai). All bets were off though when I looked up and saw a big roach crawling up the wall behind my husband's head. Ewwww!
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Consistently great! – Siam Cuisine has been consistent with the quality & service. We especially enjoy the dish with avocado & potato-stuffed chicken in a creamy coconut sauce. If you enjoy thai cusine, then this place is definitely worth the trip...
Delicious! – Excellent food!
--The coconut red curry with shrimp is my favorite, and the veggie spring rolls and steamed dumplings are fantastic. Really good, authentic food that can come as hot or mild as you like it.
--I'm not a fan of the Thai iced tea, and the wine list is meager, but you can brown bag and just pay the corkage fee, which is what i recommend.
--Service can be slow if a large party is seated elsewhere in the restaurant, but the atmosphere and appetizers are good so it works out!
--Do not let the location scare you away. it looks like it could be sketchy because it is located in a building with a lot of other businesses, but it isnt. The interior is okay and the food is GREAT! I like it for dates, too.
Perfect for Rehearsal Dinners – We hosted our son's Rehearsal Dinner @ Siam Cuisine in Nashville, TN.
The food was beyond compare for the money, it was fresh, hot and delicious. Since this was a July 4th dinner we had the whole place to ourselves. The service was excellant and the guests raved about how delicious the food was and how stuffed they were. There were 50 in attendance and everyone was satisfied. We choose a vartiey of entrees and had the Mango Sticky Rice for dessert.
It was perfect!!
Thank you staff at Siam Cuisine!!! We will be back!!!!!!!!
so-tru-so-tru – So glad to see others share my point of view.
This has been my favorite for years - always consistent. Enjoy!
Great everything!! – I have travelled all over the world. I must say for an American based restaurant , the food service and restaurant as a whole was wonderful. The food was flavorful, plus the atmosphere was very soothing. The prices are reasonable. I recommend this place to everyone. I actually have from friends flying in from New York to have lunch with me there. And if you like very spicy make sure you get the native Thai.
yummiest thai in town – this is the best thai in nashville. the service is very friendly and prompt, although i really like it take out. i normally order a curry and have enough for leftovers the next day. as a vegetarian i am a bit picky about tofu, but theirs is always good. i would reccomend this restaurant to anyone who likes thai.
Three different meals, three happy campers -- – This was our third trip to Siam and the third time was the charm. While I've always enjoyed our dinners I think the first team might be in on Saturday night. Tonight's meal was perfect. I had the basil, peppers and onions with chicken. The vegetables were perfectly seared with the sweet carmelization you hope for. The sauce was a little sweet with a nice hot finish. The wife had mixed vegetables in a brown sauce. She asked to have her tofu fried and they gladly accommodated her. The sauce, she tells me, was perfectly balanced and the vegetables were cooked the way she likes them, crisp but not raw. The boy had the scallop special (he always orders the most expensive dish.) He said it was great and he finished everything on his plate. With two appetizers and a desert (no liquor and one soda) the bill was under $50. We'll be back.
Not Bad – I have been eating Thai food my whole life as my father was stationed in Thailand with the military for a while. I found the food to be alright. It is not the best Thai I have ever had, but it is not the worst either. I thought the service was pretty good and there was no wait ,so that was nice. I probably will not eat there again, but I would recommend it if you like Americanized Thai dishes. It is very safe for the American pallet.
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Every October, New York City welcomes a circus of music industry professionals for a week of conferences, showcases, and parties called the CMJ Music Marathon. The event opened with a panel on music journalism.
"Music journalism has exploded into a million tiny pieces," host Benjamin Wagner, senior vice president at MTV News, said in his introduction. "The playing field is level. It's an exciting but also terrifying time for big media."
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Caryn Ganz, the editor in chief of 27-year-old legacy music magazine SPIN described a time when she was holding the magazine's website together single-handedly by writing all of its content in 15-hour days. SPIN was acquired by Buzzmedia in July, and Ganz was clearly delighted that there was now cash to hire a news editor and a social media editor. "What is news shifts every second," she said, describing the pressures of keeping up. "Every second is a deadline."
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